Contract

Project Caesium

  • Ministry of Defence

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000491

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ffb2

Published 5 January 2026, 11:58pm



Scope

Reference

715720461

Description

Caesium will provide world leading specialist research and advice from NPL to understand the potential of UK sovereign quantum clocks to deliver operational advantage to Navy and inform capability requirements and decision making in NAVY. NPL will be providing 3 reports by the end of the Financial Year.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £185,359 excluding VAT
  • £227,230.80 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

5 January 2026

Contract dates

  • 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
  • 2 months, 27 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73410000 - Military research and technology

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Special regime

Defence and security


Supplier

NPL Management Limited

  • Companies House: 02937881

National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0LW

United Kingdom

Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Leach Building, HMS Excellent, Whale Island

Portsmouth

PO2 8BY

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government